Rocky Raczkowski
Rocky Raczkowski | |
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| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 37th district | |
| In office January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Jan C. Dolan |
| Succeeded by | Aldo Vagnozzi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Raczkowski December 29, 1968 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Amalia Kaddo |
| Education | Eastern Michigan University (BA) Central Michigan University (MA) Michigan State University (JD) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MS) |
Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski (born December 29, 1968[1]) is an American politician from Michigan who was the 2010 Republican nominee for Michigan's 9th congressional district.
Early life, education and career
A resident of Troy, he is a Retired Lt. Colonel with the U.S. Army Reserves. He served as the Chief Executive of Star Tickets Plus from 2007-2010[2]
Michigan House of Representatives
Raczkowski was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, representing the 37th District (Farmington and Farmington Hills).[1] In 2002 he was term-limited, as Michigan House members cannot serve more than three two-year terms.
Political campaigns
2002 U.S. Senate campaign
Raczkowski won the Republican nomination for the United States Senate, but lost to the popular longtime Democratic incumbent Carl Levin by 60.6% to 37.9%.
2008 U.S. Senate campaign
Raczkowski was planning on running in the Republican primary to challenge Levin again,[3] but when he was called up for active duty, he was forced to drop out of the race.[4]
2010 U.S. Congressional campaign
Raczkowski challenged Democratic incumbent Gary Peters for Michigan's 9th congressional district, losing in the general election with 47% of the vote to Peters' 49% of the vote. Raczkowski won the Republican primary on August 3, 2010.[5] Raczkowski was dogged by advertisements revealing a civil action against him, in the United States District Court of South Dakota, for fraud, theft, and breach of contract by a concert promoter.(Case Dismissed) Raczkowski's own lawsuit, alleging defamation in the advertisements, was thrown out in January 2011.[6] [2] Raczkowski's fraud trial was scheduled to begin on October 15, 2013.(Dismissed)
References
External links
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Voting record at Michigan Votes